MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|